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In a large isolated population, alleles p and q at a locus are at Hardy Weinberg equilibrium. The frequencies are p = 0.6 and q = 0.4. The proportion of the heterozygous genotype in the population is

A

`0.24`

B

`1`

C

`0.48`

D

`0.12`

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Heterozygous population = 2pq = .48
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